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Meet India's first transgender lawyer, Sathyasri Sharmila
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 01 (ANI): In a step towards the inclusion of the transgender community into mainstream society, Sathyasri Sharmila became India's first transgender lawyer.
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NMCG reviews Namami Gange projects in Varanasi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Rajiv Ranjan Mishra held a review meeting of all ongoing projects under Namami Gange programme in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday.
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Water crisis hits Varanasi as heat takes toll on River Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 28 (ANI): The water level of river Ganga went down significantly in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi forcing the concerned department to issue water crisis alert in many parts of the city.
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NW-1 project will fail until Ganga siltation issue is addressed: Nitish
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 25 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the Central government's National Waterway 1 project will not be successful unless the issue of siltation is addressed in the state.
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India, China sign MoUs on Brahmaputra river, rice export
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Qingdao (Shandong) [China], Jun 9 (ANI): India and China on Saturday signed two bilateral agreements here on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
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Sampark for Samarthan: Nitin Gadkari meets Salim Khan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari met former Indian film actor and screenwriter Salim Khan as the part of the 'Sampark for Samarthan' initiative.
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India, S Africa relationship has stood test of time: Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed Indian diaspora in Pietermaritzburg during her last leg of South Africa's visit while stressing on relationship between India and South Africa.
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Cabinet gives nod to construction of six-lane bridge on Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 6(ANI): The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the project for construction of 9.9 km long new 6 - lane bridge across river Ganga on NH - 96 at Phaphamau in Allahabad with the total capital cost of Rs. 1948.25 crore.
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World Bank to assist govt scheme on groundwater management
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 6(ANI): The World Bank on Wednesday offered assistance to the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
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Dry patches of sand appears in stretches of river Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): The rising temperature has taken a toll on the river Ganga in Varanasi as patches of sand are visible in long stretches in midstream after the water started drying up.
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Adityanath to lay foundation stone of government guest house in Haridwar
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], May 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is on a visit to Uttarakhand's Haridwar will lay the foundation stone of a government guest house here.
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Netherlands PM arrives in India
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Netherlands Mark Rutte has arrived in India for a two-day official visit.
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